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THE 3IORXIXG OKEGOXIAN, SATURDAY. MAT 18, 1918. 15 ALLIES SWEEP HUH PLANES FROM SKY Scores of Boche Aviators Are Sent Crashing to Earth and Marry Places Are Bombed. - BIG TEUTON BLOW IS NEAR Entente Troops Await Jfext Drive With Confidence and Count Much on Help From Men Vnlted States Is Sending to France. WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE. May IV. Within the last three days the .British air service has raised havoc with the enemy all along the battlefront. engaging numerous German machines in combat, downing scores, and bombing unceasingly the enemy's back areas, railway establish ments and factories. It is authoritatively stated that Ger man aviation has proved a signal fail ure since their great offensive opened and dally the superiority of allied air men, who fairly dominate the air over the contending lines, is Decoming more apparent. Many Una Planes Fall One British brigado alone up to 3 o'clock in the afternoon had destroyed 15 German planes and had driven six others down out of control, according to unofficial but reliable figures which the correspondent learned, and at least five other hostile machines were sent crashing down. Today Is another perfect day and it is certain to see many bitter clashes in the air. In spite of determined opposition by German airplanes, British aviators Thursday dropped bombs on factories and the railway station at Saar brucken, in German Lorraine, starting a fire on the railway. After bombing the town, the Britishers turned on the enemy and in aerial fighting de stroyed five of the enemy machines! One of the British airplanes was lost. Air Battles Fierce. In intense aerial fighting on the western front Wednesday, 37 German airplanes were accounted for by Brit ish aviatore. wbile 1J British machines are reported missing., Yesterday 25 German planes were wrecked and 12 others shot down out of control. At 1 o'clock this morning and again at 3 o'clock there was a concentration of gunfire on a small sector of the British front, in the La Basse-Merville sector. There was also severe shelling of Pacaut Wood, nearby, during the nifrht. Wbile the infantry was compara tively inactive today, the airmen on both sides have been extremely bUBy. At daybreak this morning "Archie" shells began screaming skyward to ward hostile planes and German avia tors have been making good use of the brilliant sun , to reconnoiter and to take photographs.' The allied airmen have been pursuing tfieir steady and scientiess work over the German lines. Allies Wait for Attack. The allies are still waiting for Field Marshal von Hindenburg to show his hand. No more magnificent weather could ' be imagined than has favored the western front in the last 48 hours. But even this has brought no change in the military situation. The Germans , continue to remain comparatively in active in their sunbaked defenses, and were it not for the grumbling of the guns, the clouds of dust along the lines of transport ana me rtlgnt or airplanes winging their way across the battle zone it would be hard to realize that a war was going on. Nevertheless, there has been no re laxation of the tension which has ex isted along the front for many days. It is realized that the enemy may strike at any time. Certainly no one doubts that an ambitious offensive is In preparation, and the time necessary to complete the plans must have about run its course. Bis Drive la Certain. The delay is in itself an added indi cation that the next German push is to be one of great magnitude and fierceness. This next battle may easily be the crucial one, for. the Germans undoubtedly will attempt once more to smash entirely through the allied lines. If the Germans again fail to achieve their aim and all along this front there is confidence that they will the defending forces will feel easy once more, for they believe that if the enemy cannot break through this time he will have played his last high trump. If he is held again, it will be the beginning of the end for the cen tral powers, military experts say. In this connection, the assistance of America, fast coming to the rescue, is emphasized. It is felt that with steadily-growing man power the allies will be able to resume the offensive and reclaim the land overrun by the in vaders. American Help Counted On. Dependence is placed out here on the help of the United States in delivering the finishing blow. She holds the bal ance of power and the prospects are being discussed eagerly throughout the length of the line. Everywhere there is the greatest .'confidence in America on the part of the allied offi cers and men. PARIS. May 17. French airmen brought down S22 enemy airplanes during March and April, as compared with 96 French airplanes lost in the same period. Movements of Vessels. PORTLAND, May 17. Sailed Steamer Rose City. lor San .Francisco and. San Pedro. SAX FRANCISCO. May 17.--alled at 1 A. !., stfamtr Krntat H. Meyer, for Portland. Arrived at 1 A. M., steamer Argyll, from Portland. Arrived at 11 A. M.. ateamer Kiamath. from San pilro. for Portland. Ar rivecl at '2 P. M.. steamer Beaver, from San Pedr.. for Portland. Sailed, ate&mer Daisy jauiuy, tor me toiurr.nia stiver. PAN PEDRO. May IT. Arrived Steamer xi a ico. Hum me coiumoia xuver. ASTORIA, May 1. Arrived at 8:30 and left up at 8:2o p. M.. eteamer West Indian. SAN FRANCISCO. May i. Arrived at 7 P. M.. motorohip James Tlmpson. from Port land via Cooa Bav. BAN PEDRO, May 16 Sailed at 2 P. M . mt A . nidi- V I KCTHnrt a f - VI . , CAPE TOWN. May 12 Arrived Schooner SAX FRAXCISCO. May 17. Arrived Muron enieni, irom Astoria: Bruniwlrk Iroin Fort H.ukk: Admiral Schley, from Se attle. Sailed Steamers Krnest H. Meyer and Ualy tiadeby. tor Astoria: Mxiltnomah. lor Seattle; tiaruy, zor 1.003 nay. " SEATTLE, Wash.. May 17. Arrived steamer. Admiral Pewey. for San Pedro: Northland, for San Francisco;- Oleum, for Port b&n xuls. xeparted bteamer Presl dent, for San lleso; tus Tatoosh. for Sal Kraaciaco. - . , ; r , v- v 7 ij :! lk ?-r '4i " - h i- i V ' 1 f '' . ...: - ; ,-t .-: ; "I -It' p V '.&.,., JZMmiS?Zs tmiM m l.i'j , . -Jj'i : -' ' " ' ' ' " - ' , . - 'H lit ' - . , r " ' , . -TT ..V . - , , if; ' STIHMKK FAITH. The concrete ship Faith, first of her kind to be built at San Francisco, is speeding over the measured mile course at the Golden Gate. Her test was a signal victory for the advocates of the stone ships, for she exceeded all expectations on the trial trip. She averaged more than ten knots without difficulty and it is expected will do better than 11 later on. Another welcome disclosure on the trip was the surprising lack of vibration found by the experts who were ou board. TEAM WORK PRAISED Oregon Shipbuilders Lead S., Says J. W.Hall. U. BALLIM DESIGN EXAMINED New Typo Steamer Will Keep All Ways in Xorthwcst Busy,v Is Word Brought lrom Washington. "There is more team work among the shipbuilders of the Oregon district than in any other zone in the United States and I'll not qualify that statement one bit. though I will say that any builder from the Pacific Northwest visiting Washington is certain to be well re ceived," was the assertion yesterday by J. V. Hall, assistant supervisor of the wooden ship construction division in the Oregon district, on his return from Washington. Mr. Hall was summoned there tocon fer with executives of the Emergency Fleet Corporation and representatives of various districts regarding the selec tion o'f a larger type of wooden steam er, the result being the adoption of the Ballin design, the work of Fred A. Ballin, of the Supple-Ballin Shipbuild ing Corporation, and of the Dougherty type, which was designed by the head of the Dougherty Shipbuilding Com pany. at Orange, Tex. "Detailed drawings ana specifica tions are before the American Bureau for approval and, when that is given, the formal adoption of the designs will follow." said Mr. Hall. "The ships are to be between 4500 and 5000 tons, dead weight, and so far as the Northwest figures, all ways will be kept busy. At the same time It is useless for repre sentatives of various shipbuilding plants to go to Washington In connec tion witn contracts, as tne oxiiciais there act only after negotiations are concluded between the builders and Lu J. Wentwerth, supervisor of the Ore gon district. No contracts are closed unless recommended by the supervisor of the district in which the ships are to be laid down." Mr. Hall says Eastern newspapers were devoting considerable space re cently to the fact that a 5000-ton steel hull had been floated at New York In 27 days. He wagered a dinner that Ore gon builders could float a wooden hull in less than 40 days. ie also says no takers had gone on record for two bets. each of 10,000. which were posted weeks ago, that the Grant Smith-Porter Ship Company could build hulls faster than others and that the ti. M. btanai- fer Construction Corporation could complete wooden ships ahead of com petitors. They know the tirant smun-forter yard floated a wooden hull in 49 days, and they have a wholesome respect for the Oregon speed, while they htfve no work completed yet that can be com pared as to speed with the showing of the West." says Mr. Hall. The Dougherty type of ship has about 75 tons of steel in the keels on con struction, while double diagonal plank ing is used on the inner side of the frames as well as on the outside. The Ballin ship has double diagonal planking- outside of the frames and the steel is confined to the topside of the ship, being in the bulwarks and on top of the deckbeams inside of the bulwarks. Mr. Hall was absent four weeks and while he did not discuss details of his conferences, it is known that he ob tained information relative to machin ery for use in the new ships that will assist to a marked degree in getting the new fleet ready for sea. He visited the Dougherty yard on his way home; also Beaumont, Tex., where the Beau mont Shipbuilding Company- is laying down ships of the Ferris type. STEEL 3IAX VISITS TACOMA J. W. Powell Believed to Be Repre sentative of Charles M. Schwab. TACOMA, Wash.. May 17. (Special.) Coming, it is believed by shipping men, as a personal representative of Charles M. Schwab, of the Bethlehem Steel Company, and now ihead of the shipping programme of the United States, J. W. Powell, vice-president of the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Compamy, was in Tacoma today, and after in specting the plant of the Todd Dry- dock oc Construction corporation cere, left for Seattle. ' The presence of Mr. Powell and his secretary in Tacoraa was- known to only a few shipping merw who said that they did not know -what-brought the representative of the greatest steel shipbuilding plant in the United States here. Mr. Powell stated that his trip was merely one of interest and that he had nothing to say. vtr May Take OTer Taconia. TACOMA. Wash.. May 17. (Special.) The Tacoma, first steel ship to be launched by the Todd JDrydock sb Con struction Company here, may be turned over to the Navy. That is the announce ment that the Emergency Fleet Corpo ration lias sent to Tacoma. 11 this ac tlon is taken the Tacoma probably will be renamed, as there already Is a cruis er of that name registered in the Navy, ,FIRST PHOTOGRAPH OF FIRST CONCRETE SHIP EVER LAUNCHED. The Tacoma will be completely out fitted and ready for sea within SO days. OID SHIP'S BELL DISCOVERED "Ville De Lyon, 1837,;' Indicates Xame of Vessel and Year Built. Information Js sought by the Oregon Historical Socfety l.bout a ship named Ville de Lyon, thought, to have visited the Northwest many years ago, because a ship's bell was Drought to the city from Clatskanle by S. Caplan, a dealer In scrap metals and machinery, who purchased it there last week, together with an old logging locomotive, said to be one of the first operated in the state. The bell is of brass, with an Iron ring and clapper. The year 1837 is cast in the bell, as Is often done with ships' bells to show the year the vessel was built. The bell was found on the Graham ranch, back of Clatskanle. Mr. Caplan wishes to learn something of the ship He intends to Jurn the bell over to the Red Cross to be auctioned in the coming drive. ORIENTAL SEAMEN ENGAGED British Authorities Are 1'orced to Employ Chinese. . VICTORIA. B. C..- May 17. Lack of white seamen on the North Pacific Coast has forced British authorities to arrange to man the Imperial Muni tion Board's new wooden steamships with Chinese crews, it became known here today. Officials eay the scarcity of seamen has developed a serious problem. A number of Chinese firemen and deckhands have reached here from Hongkong. Marine Notes. Frank A. Muhlhauser. special representa tive of the Industrial service section of the Kmerirency Fleet Corporation. Is due In the city this morning from Washington to cen ter with John tl. Stevenson, representative In Oregon of that section, and Miss Reglna M. Broderick, of the Washington office, relative to shipeorkers of draft ages. That the schooner Spokane, which left the- river January 7. reached Capo Town May 12. was indicated in a meesaae reach ing the Merchants Exchange yesterday. The vessel carried a cargo of lumber loaded here. Carrying lr0 passengers and a full cargo. the ilner Hose City. Captain Macenn. sailed yesterday afternoon for California porta After bringing the hull of the new steamer Menada here from Grays Harbor, lha Port of Portland tug Wallula left down last night for her station at the entrance to the Co lumbia. The auxiliary schooner Evelyn was to have started down in company with the tug, but the formers departure has been set over nntll tomorrow. To enable the members of their crews to vote. Shaver steamers in port and near at hand yesterday were held here as loug as possioie. Three 01 tne fleet were on the lower river and could not reach here. Though commandeered by the Shipping Board, the steamer Krnest H. Meyer, of the urougnton & Wiggins fleet. Is to remain in service Car a time. She has been dis patched from San Francisco with another general cargo for the Parr-McCormlck line and is due Monday. The Klamath is to be here next week with cargo for the same interests. Shortage of common laborers in shipyards is reported, and W. F. Smith, m charge of the Federal employment bureau, has been authorized to draw 500 men from other eectiona. At the same time there are said to be close to 8000 men idle here, shipyard Jobs not being attractive. It is said that shipyards In the Oregon district could use 1400 more, laborers. Van , nmnAalna. t V, ar rt 1 1 . a .w freighter Westhampton were signed yester day. The West Indian was back in the har bor yesterday after finishing her endurance run, and will soon be turned over to the Navy. The westhampton will De operated by the American-Hawaiian Steamship Com pany, and it Is expected that this line also win get tne western wave, wnose inspection begins Monday. Part of the crew or the five-masted schooner Thistle, which Is a topmaat "fore and after," built By the St. Helena Ship building Company for Balfour, Guthrie & Co., was signed yesterday and the. vessel is to get away next week.- She has a lum ber cargo aboard. 17. S. Naval Radio Reports. All reports of P. M. yesterday unless etherwiee stated. ADMIRAL, WATSON, anchored at Naknek. May 16. NORWOOD. King Cove for Excursion In let. t0 miles west of Cape Spencer. CURACAO, Tallka Bay for Herendeen Bav, 270 miles from Herendeen Bfeiy. May 16. FIRWOOD, Squaw Harbor for" Ketcltlkan. 150 miles from Squaw Harbor, May 16. CORDOVA, at Morzhovol Bay. ATLAS, Juneau for San Francisco, 867 miles north of San Francisco. PRESIDENT, Seattle for San Francisco, 94 miles from Seattle. CITY OF SEATTLE, Ketchikan for Seat tle. 67 Vniles north of faeattle. EL SEGUNDO. San Pedro for Portland, 57 miles south or San Francisco. C. A- SMITH, Coos Bay for Saa Francisco, 78 miles north of San Francisco. LYMAN STEWART. San Luis for Seattle. 785 miles from Seattle. WHITTIER, Oleum for Coos Bay, 102 miles from Coos Bay. HERING, Gavtota for Llnnton, 236 miles from Gavlota, QUEEN. San Francisco for Seattle. 830 . ; - nn,w f Ran FrtnHwn J. A. MOFFETX. San Francisco for Pngef Rnnnd. 245 miles north 01 ban Francisco. ERNEST H. MYERS. San Francisco for Portland. 150 miles from San Francisco. BARGE JOHANNA SMITH In tow tog Sampson. San Francisco for Marshfleld. 170 miles north of San Francisco. MULTNOMAH. San Francisco for Seattle. 21 miles north of folnt Arena. KORRIGAN THIRD. Port Gamble for San Francisco. DO miles south of Cape Blanco. WILLAMETTE, Pan Francisco for. Re dnndo. 100 miles west of Redondo. RAINIER. San Francisco for Vancouver, 80 mi'.es south 01 vape t lattery. Tide at Astoria Satarday. High. ' !.ow. 7:50 A. M .4 feet'2.27 A. M 8.1 feet S:5S P. M 7.5 fet 2:30 P. M.....L feel Colombia River Bar Report, NORTH HEAD, May 1 7. Condition of the fear at 5 P. M.: -Sea, smooth; Wind, west. 12 miles. HEWSHIP EVERY DAY Wooden Construction Makes Grea Progress. MONTH'S RECORD EXCELLED Four Launching That Total 14,500 Tons Mado iu 2 4 Hours. Official Report . Praises Stone Vessel Faith. WASHINGTON, May 17. Wooden ships have been launched at the rate of more than one a day for the last four weeks. The Shipping Board announced today that lust 17 wooden craft aggregating 60,000 tons burden had been added to the American merchant marine in the first 17 days of this month. Last Wednesday four wooden hulls were launched, totaling 14,600 tons, probably the greatest amount of wood en tonnage ever launched in a single day in the history of American yards. The four ships were: The Pascagou la, 3500 tons, Pascagoula, Miss., the first wooden vessel launched for the Shipping Board in district No. E. com prising the states of Mississippi, Ala bama and Louisiana; the Kuwa, 8500 tons. St. Johns, Or.; Blackford. 4000 tons, Aberdeen, Wash., and Basco, 3500 tons, Houston, Tex. Faith Good as Steel Ship. An official report today on the be havior of the concrete Bhlp Faith dur ing her second trial trip off the Pacific coast in a strong; wind and choppy sea says the vessel is believed to be fully equal if not superior to any steel ship of the same size and equal power. The Faith soon will undertake her mai den voyage with cargo. The Faith made 10.2 knots. "Despite much pitching;, the absence of vibration was declared to be 'very noticeable. cientific Instruments, observed by experts of the Shipping Board, showed that the vessel withstood a maximum range, longitudinal stress amidships of 1200 pounds per square inch. Assurance that every lealtlmate as sistance, toward the building up of private operating companies will be extended by the Shipping Board as the American merchant marine continues to increase is given in a statement to day by Edwin F. Carev, chief of the board's division of operations. Carey Defines Polley. -The policy of the Shipping Board is to give every legitimate assistance toward the building up tot operating companies in order that they will be ready to handle the great fleets which the Government will turn back to com merce upon the coming of peace. ' As rapidly as they can be com pleted, new vessels are turned over to existing operatlngr companies to re place vessels which the Shipping Board had requisitioned for war needs. "While it is obvious that those should be favored first, the Shipping Board wishes it to be made known that it will encourage the formation of new operating companies, if such companies can give satisfactory evi dence of financial probity and practi cal experience in the shipping busi ness." NAVY WANTS INSTRUMENTS Call' Received, for Sextants, Chrono meters and Aneroid Barometers. Sextants, chronometers and aneroid barometers now are wanted by the Navy as well as marine glasses and telescopes, a circular to that effect hav ing: been received by Oacar W. Schwarz, nautical expert in charge of the Port land branch of the Hydrographlo Office. The circular is from Rear Admiral Seton Schroeder, in charge at Wash ington. "There have been thousands of glasses donated to the Navy by civilians and the call for more 'eyes' for the sea fighters has been met most generously, so it is felt that there are many per sons owning sextants, chronometers and barometers who will welcome an opportunity to help win the war." said Mr. Schwarz. "As with the glasses, the Government accepts the property with the understanding it will be returned after the war unless lost. The name and addresses of donors are kept and there is a complete record of the prop erty, to what ship assigned and the like. The Instruments can be left a the Hydrograpblc Office, in the Custom' house building." BARBECUE FOR SHIPWORKERS Council Crest to Be Rendezvous To morrow of Northwest Steel Men. Only one portion of the programme for the barbecue of the Northwest Steel Company's employes has been an nounced in advance, that having to do with edibles, features of the athletic card and such entertainment being re served until tomorrow, when the steel rhipbuilding clans will assemble at Council Crest Park. As to the food, restrictions are to be enforced as Hooverized regulations dic tate, yet there will be two beeves and four sheep, with 100 gallons of beano and tanks of coffee, added to which will be "trimmln's that'wHI suffice the crowd. There is talk of a "Keuhen band" being invited from an Interior hamlet and sufficient grease has been obtained from the launching depart ment to cover a climblngr pole, on which unusual antics are expected. BALLIX HEADS CORPORATION George C W. Lon, Vice-President, Is Holder of'Supple's Slock. In the reorganization of the Supple Ballin Shipbuilding; Corporation- result ing through the retirement of Joseph Supple as president, he having; sold his holdings to George C. W. Low, of New York, Fred. A. Ballin, who was secre tary and treasurer, has been elected president and Judge Arthur Langruth is secretary, Mr. Low being nrade vice- president. Mr. Supple, who relinquished his ex ecutive responsibilities Thursday, but is remaining at the yard for a short time at the behest of Mr, Low. has been approached already by persons wishing: to have him associated in new ventures. He has not decided what bis future work will be. though admitting that he has under consideration an enterprise that will keep him on the waterfront Pacific Coast Shipping Notes. SEATTLE, Wash.. May 17. 8pecial.) Captains H. C. Law and W. C. Rennle have been named as masters of the United States Shipping Hoard's merchant marine training ships Chippewa and Iroquoia, shortly to be placed in commission at this port. Captain Kennle Is now here, having recently re signed from the command of the steamship Javary, while Captain Law is en route to Seattle from an Atlantic port. The latter was master of the Chattahoochle, 'formerly the German Kachsen. when she was tor pedoed In the North Sea. The Osaka Shosen Kalaha freighters Indo Maru and Java Maru arrived here tonight, and after discharging will be turned over to the Shipping Board. There are now five Japanese vessels here for the shipping Board and a sixth Is duo tonight or tomor row morning. Captain Carl A. Miller, master of the power schooner Apokak. was Wat overboard and drowned In wueen Charlotte Sound yes terday, according to a message from the chief engineer of tha ship received this morning. Because Federal officials refused to per mit longshoresmen to carry their lunch bas kets aboard a Japanesa freighter at Smith's Cove this morning. 30 of them refused to work the ship. The regulation Is said to have been put in force to present the car rying of Liquor off the ships by the men. ASTORIA, Or.. May IT. (Special.) After making her trial run off the mouth of the river, the new emergency steamer West I n llan left at 8:30 last evening fur Portland. The steam schooner Shasta Is due from California and will load lumber at Port land. St. Johns and Rainier. The steam schooner Trinidad was due to- night from San Pedro. She win load 4O0.- Ooo feet of lumber at Kitapptun and will finish at the Hammond mllL The official measurement of the launch Ellso, built by the Astoria Boat Company for 8. Schmidt sc Company, has been com pleted by the customs department. Her di mensions are. length 48. a feet: beam. 14.G feet :t depth. 4.T feet: tonnage. 18 tons gross. tons net. a no craxi is equipped sun a 35-horsepower Atlas Imperial gas - engine and Is to be used as a cannery tender. COOS BAT. Or.. May 17. (Special.) The tug Kllhyam. of Baudon, came Into port tola forenoon at 7:30 for a barge and re turned to the Coqulile River ta the after noon at 1. The tug standard arrived in port this art. emoon at 2, towing the tug Lillian, from Florence. Tbe Lillian has been aold to San Francisco parties and will be utksn there in tow of some steam schooner. BrlnaUig salmon xrom tha llogue Ktver. the gaa schooner Delia arrived In port this afternoon at 2 o'clock. She will load a crta of general merchandise for the Sea- borg Company at weaaerourn ana xor mer chants at uold Beach. SAN FRANCISCO. May 17. (Special.) Conaiderable .anxiety baa resulted since a wreck of a schooner was sighted In the North Pacific and reported at Seattle, two days ago. There are many other veasels besides the over-due schooner Planter that have Deen out for considerable periods that might have traveled to the spot Indicated by the report. These Include the Esther Buhne. which sailed from tbe port tor Lyttleton March 14: the Honolpu, aalling from Levuka for San Francisco. March SO; tha J. A. Campbell and W. F. Jewett. from Levuka. March 4. and March 6. respectively: the Dauntless, from Sydney -for this port. Msrch 4: the Jeannett. from tbls Don tor runatuu. January in Wanganui. hence April 5. for Wanganul: the Ottilia Fjord, from Tonga for this port. February 20, and several others, the men on board. Until the derelict is either Identified ol the vessels not reported are heard from, this will be a decided bit of worry here among the owners of vessels and the families of Five other states besides California are to be asked to furnish men xor training on the Iris which will fit them tor eervice In the American merchant marine xor tha re naalnder of the war. It was announced last nliht br the sea. training oureau. Included In the Iris district are the states of Nevada, New Mexico. Arizona, Utah and Colorado. -Wlthftt the next few weeks an aggressive campaign Co seeura sea students from the above-mentioned five states will ba Inaugurated- It la believed that a training ahlp will soon be established In the northern district, as Washington and Oregon have been officially left out of the Iris recruit ing district. Tha concrete steamer Ruth Is be'pg loaded with a cargo or salt and Is erpeoted to be in readiness to sail for Puget Sound on Sunday. Adding another span to the Government's "bridge to France." four big steel steam ships will slide into the wsters of San Fran cisco Bay tomorrow evening within 40 min utes. They will aggregate a total of S6.0O0 tons of shipping and win establish a record In the Government's ship programme. Two. the Fresno and Osawa. are of S400 tons each. The Volunteer la of ll.0 and the Governor John I.lnd registers 5500 Iocs Wenatclicc May Get Cannery. WENATCHEE. Wash.. May 17. (Spe cial.) W. H. Paulhamus, well-known cannery man with headquarters at Pu yallup. was in Wenatchee today for the purpose of loking over the local situa tion with a prospective view of locate ing a cannery and by-products plant in this community. He is accompanied by W. J. Vary, general superintendent of the canning Institutions of which Mr. Paulhamus is head. AlRCRAn FIGHT INOUIBY DEFERRED Senate Action on Chamberlain Resolution to Be Taken on Monday. COMPROMISE TALKED OF Wilson Supporters Believe Incident 'Will End In Nothing Contrary to Expressed Wishes of Administration. WASHINGTON. May 17. Negotia tions for a compromise postponed -what promised to be a pitched battle in the Senate over the resolution objected to by President Wilson for further war inquiries by the Senate military com mittee. The resolution went over until Mon day, with loadera of both factions pre dicting -that - amendmenta would be agreed upon which would permit the committee to proceed with its inquiry into Army aviation without disregard ing the wishes of the President. - Compromise proposals developed in private conferences after formal sub mission by Senator Thompson, of Kan sas, chairman of the expenditure com mittee. of a minority report against the resolution, previously reported favor ably, -with modifications, by the ma jority of the committee. Drafcaet Claim Repeated. Senator Thompson ' was joined by Senator Jones, of New Mexico, in de daring that the resolution remains i dragnet proposition for "wholesale In quiries." regardless of their necessity Karnept representations were made privately to Administration leaders by those supporting the resolution, with the request that they.be conveyed to the President before Monday that there is no ulterior purpose to launch a gen eral inquiry Into the conduct of the war. as suggested in a statement au thorized during the day Tjy the- President.-. The principal controversy now seems to be over authorizing military sub committees to consider aircraft, ord nance and other phases of the war preparation 'during the coming recess of CongreBS. All Hioimrr'i 1'aak Feared. Administration leaders contend that such inquiries might be dragged along all Summer. . Compromise amendments tentatively accepted by supporters of the Chamber lain resolution would substitute a smaller sum than the $10,000 author ised for the committee's expenses. McNARY LEADS IN COUNTY (Continued from Page S.) 1"1 Smith. Frank K 13'J5 lii'J Thatcher. George A l:l"H 103 "Wiles, Elwood ..14 104 'Wlllott. George T 1S.'4 Coffey. Lewi. Kuhli, Gordon. McFarland. Howe. Moore, Hosford. Richardson. Eugene Smith. Pettlnglll. Lynn are In the lead. County Conunlsaloner (Tm to Be Elected). 1U3 Bailey, A. A MS IKS Daly. Will H 5'.'21 107 Hoi brook, Phllo ..l.i.til 1"S Holman. Rutin C 2s:o 19 Hovt. Ralph W si -.7 11" I'erklns. Kenjamin R. 213 111 Thomas. G-orge B. - 717 112 'W ilson, J. T 814 Holman and Daly are In the lead. County Mieriff. US Cook. 3ohn Mil! 114 Hurlburt. Thomas M 4672 Hurlburt'a lead SSflO County Clerk. US Beverldge. Job. "AV 4S 11 Hall. V. W l4g Beveridge's lead 1 Oo 7 . County Ttvasnrer. 117 Lewis. John ( -. 4014 Cawnty Auditor. 119 Martin. Sam B 113 Collin. E. H .S4B0 ...1567 Martin s lead Cevnty oarreyor. 1-0 Bonser. K. C County t 121 Schlege). Henry E... 1-' Smith. Earl .. .7 . .21 123 Smith. Edward F.... . .176U . .1147 Earl Smith's lead Deraocratle National Committeeman. J2 Hornlbrook. Win H 1 IS Morrow. J. W 2.'.8 .Morrow's lead S7 United State Senator. Long; Terns. 14 King, Will R. ..j .V----. ISO 13 West. Oswald .... . West's lead Representative in Cong leas. IS Hidden, Maria L. T 17 Smith. John S. Smith's lead Governor. y 18 Pierce, Walter M 19 Starkweather, Harvey O. ...... Pierce's lead CITV BALLOT. Regulating; Jitneys. 100 Tea s.in 101 No Majority against Tax for General Fund. 102 Tes .. 103 No V. .... 402 ... TOO . .. 821 Majority for . . .' 1 Preferential Oregon Contract. 104 Tes 7S0 610 130 M4 10. No . . .. e-. Majority' for Two Platoon. 109 Tes 107 No . 660 .134 Majority for Fondlnc Bonded Indebtednei 10S Tes : 14 lu No Majority for .... 32: City Garbage Collection. no Tea lit No . .827 SIM) Majority against Collecting Delinquent An 112 Tes 113 No , ..21 ,.eis Majority for t . Transferring Special Fund. 114 Tes 1 113 No 3S& Majority for 4-iX Jit 118 Tes 117 No . 7S 64S Majority for : Eliminating Bridge Tells. 118 Tes 119 No - . 274 .1178 Majority aaglust ul On the state ticket Attorney-General Brown and Superintendent of Public Instruction Churchill were unopposed and have-been renominated. They were the only candidates for state office who did not have opposition. The count this year wawmuch slower than In former elections in this county. One of the reasons waa the delay oo the part of numerous boarda in begin mng the count. Instead of beginning the canvass promptly at S o'clock, when the polls closed, the board in Precinct S. at the City Auditorium, left the polling place and went out for supper. They did not return until after 10 o'clock. A number of other boards showed the same delinquency in start ing; upon their work of canvassing; the returns. Slew Cemat ExwlaLnesL The fact that the count Is proceeding; so slowly may be explained fur ther from the fact that with but few exceptions the precinct election boards are made up or new and inexperienced members. In the last two years these boards have been reorg-anlsed. most of the former election officials having either removed irom their precincts or found profitable employment in industrial lines, with the result that a 3-per-dav election clerkship or Judgeship did not appeal to tnem this year. Vote 1st Coaaty Light. Voting iu yesterday's primary elec tion was surprisingly light In this county, approximately 43 per cent of the registration. This means that about 41.4a3 votes were cast In both Repub lican and democratic primaries out of a total registration-- of S5.513. The heaviest voting was done be tween the hours of 6 and S P. M. In the great majority of the city precincits not to exceed 11 or IS per cent of (the registered vote had been cast at 4 P. M. At that hour only one West Side precinct. No. 1. Twenty teurd and Thurman streets, on Wil lamette HeifrhtR, had polled SO per cent of its voting strength. With a registration of 100, S2 votes had been cast at that hour. Total KeglatratloB P.VS1X. The total registration In Multnomah County is 95.513. Not including the Socialists and scattering, the regis tration by party follows: Republican. 62.644; Democrats, tl,40: independents. 2310; Prohibitionists, 1496; Progres sives. 638. Interest in the war and the result ing inability of rival candidates to di vert the minds of the voters to thtnes political are the accepted reasons for the disappointing vote. -Vote of Mrs la Service Mlsaed. One reason sus;g;ested for the reduced vote is the absence from the state of approximately 20,000 Oregon boys in the Naval or military service. Many of these enlisted men were not of vot ing; k, but the majority would have participated in yesterday's flecilon Jf they had been here. The total Republi can registration ot. the county is 62.644. based on the permanent registration of two years ago. In the - meantime. several hun dred have changed eXheir residences. Many new residents have come to Port land, but many of thorn have not es tablished a voting residence: others neglected to regrister and did not (to to the trouble of swearing their votes in. The weather waa showery through out the day, but not sufficiently in clement to keep an OrcgonUn from going; to the polls. Between S and 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon 14 precincts in both the busi ness and residence dtstricts of the West Side were visited and the per centage of the vote actually cast at that hour averased not to exceed 1 per cent. The following; figures show the status of voting; in tjiose precincts at the hour indicated: Votes cast R,.p. Dew. ?7 IS Preclnst Reg. 1 aoo 3 ... . 4 ... . 13 .... IS . 17 21 .... ...HO .. .1st ...31T . . . 1 S ...1 .Y.27 S.I 24 2T 11 2 -J J X.". 11 2rt IS 8 27 ! 11 ;4s 43 137' 2S At the same hour the voting was correspondingly llnht onr-the East Side. Women plsyed an Important part In yesterday's electton. not alone to the extent that they voted, but in an cru cial and helpful way an welL Except ing only a few precincts, the election boards were made up largely of women. This was particularly true of tha day boards, where it was unusual to And more than one man working on any board. More men sported for work on the night boards. But it was an in teresting experience for the women, who seemed to enjoy the employment. By reason of the light vote they had an abundance of time for knitting, and many a stitch was taken for the boys in the trenches between votes. In all. It was one of the quietest pri mary nomination elections ever held in the state. No disturbances or unusual Incidents were reported throughout the day, and the ordinary visitor to Port land would not have known an election waa in progress. Betting Comparatively Light. Numerous residents of other sections of the state, who happened to be in the city for tbe day. swore their votes in. T,his necessitated tbe services of six freeholders. Each of the various political headquarters sought to keep on hand the required number of free holders that no prospective vote should get away. - Much miscellaneous betting was In dulged in throughout the day, chiefly on the Gubernatorial race. The wagers were all email, the largest one re ported being that for $500 even money that Moser or Simpson would carry Multnomah County. Practically no money was bet yesterday on the Sena torshlp. In fact, although approxi mately $16,000 In election bets reposed in the eafe of a downtown hotel last night, there was less bettitfg on results this year than in any recent election. BRIDGE USED FOR DERRICK Tacoma Officials to Help In Speed- Ins Ship Operations. TACOMA. Wash., May 17. (Special.) To meet an emergency. Tacoma's Eleventh-street bridge will alo. a job of. lifting for which it was never in tended, but aince the unique use will be of interest in rushlnc Tacoma's shipbuilding programme. the City Council granted to Phillip Morrison, manager of the Seaborn shipyards, per mission to sling a cable from the cen ter span and hoist the big boilers to be Installed in one of the Ferris-type vessels now being completed. Mr. Morrison . explained that In a test a huge derrick erected on the mid dle waterway to handle the 16-ton boilers had broken down through a de fect in the cap of tbe. main pole, and that the company is up. against it for a derrick to swing the. boilers aboarde tne vessel. SLACKER'S MOVES CHECKED Forest Rangers Identify Toutn ta Linn County Jail. ALBANY. Or, May 17. (Special.) It haa been seemingly - established be yond doubt that Gut Rheinhararosr. the slacker now in the Linn County JalL has been in the mountains of Linn County ever slnca last Jane. In his effort to evade the draft. C. C Hall, supervisor of Lha Sanliam Na tional Forest, has checked up Phein hammer's movements through different forest rangers mho have identified him. Last June Rhelnhammer and a com panion who appeared to be about as or 40 years old. were first seen by rangers In the vicinity of Big Lake near the summit of the mountains. Officers have not yet ascertained who Rheinharamer'a companion was. 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